Air Canada announced the launch of new flights to Cartagena, Colombia from Toronto on December 18.

The carrier will operate the service using Airbus A319-100 aircraft, equipped with 14 seats in business class and 106 seats in economy. Business-class seats are 21.1” wide and have a pitch of 38”-39”.

The route is one of many that are part of the airline’s global expansion this year, having already launched flights from Toronto to Mumbai, Berlin, Reykjavik, St. Vincent, and Belize City, as well as routes from Montreal to Shanghai, Marseille, Reykjavik, Tel-Aviv, Algiers, and Lima, in addition to service from Vancouver to Melbourne, Taipei, Nagoya, Frankfurt, and London Gatwick in 2017.

In 2018, the carrier will further expand its international footprint, adding new flights from Toronto to Shannon, Porto, Zagreb, Bucharest, and Buenos Aires, as well as from Montreal to Tokyo Narita, Dublin, Bucharest, Lisbon, and Tel-Aviv. Air Canada will also inaugurate flights to Paris and Zurich from Vancouver next year.

With the announcement of Signia Hilton on Friday, Hilton is effectively creating a new segment with a hotel brand dedicated to and designed specifically for the needs of meetings, events, groups, and the business traveler.
The announcement was made at an event on the 68th floor of 3 World Trade Center in a hotel-like atmosphere designed to convey the Signia Hilton guest experience.
Following the briefing, Frequent Business Traveler sat down with …

Lawmakers and government officials in both Canada and the United States are seeking answers from Boeing relating to its new 737 Max aircraft.
The investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 crash found “clear similarities” between that event and the October Lion Air 737 Max 8 crash, following an initial analysis of flight recorder data.
As a result, officials across the globe are seeking answers from Boeing about new safety features …